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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07
4 MESSAGE HOME.

In India where the deathIess arts are old
As hill and mountain we alone are new;
But mark the gorgeous colOring, all true
To art and nature; see the clouds of gold
Round Indian sunsets; see the flowers unfold,
Large leaved and crimson; look the palm
groves thro'
Of these sbilId artists-while think of you,
And, exiled still, in fancy can behold
The Derwent and the lakes and cold gray sea,
And all the good old fashioned homely flowers.
Not gaudy, scentless plants like these OF ours,
But rosebuds, primroses and violets.
Fragrant and sweet with all the old regrets
That mean so much, my dear, to you and me.
Times of India
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07
Listening with One Ear.

Every sound comes more directly to one
ear than to the other, and we are compelled
to use both ears in order to determine the
direction of a sound, for it is only by com
pairing the intensity of the two impressions
that we can decide whence the sound pro-
ceeds. If person wakes in the night and
hears sound, but cannot tell from what
quarter it reaches him, he viii turn his
face full in the direction from which he
supposes the soNnd to come, thus avaiIing
himself of both ears; having determined
this, and wishing to distinguish what the
sound is, he will incline one ear only for
the purpose.-Boston Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07
A story of Lincoln.

At dinner in Albany the other day the
Hon. Andrew S. Draper told this story of
Lincoln: Immediately after the battle of
Gettysburg Lincoln sat down and wrote
peremptOry order to Gen. Meade to inter
cept Lee in his retreat, give him battle,
and by this bold stroke crush the rebel
army and end the rebellion. The order
was accompanied by a friendly note, in
which the great patriot said to Meade:
1.-The order I inclose is not one of record
If you succeed you need not publish the
order. If you fail publish it. Then if
you succeed you will have all the credit of
the movement. If not, I'll take the re-
spOnsibility. New York Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07
The Accumulation of Large Fortunes.

Undoubtedly sentiment is growing up
in this country to enforce the division of
property in families when the head dies.
1t is regarded as undemocratic that large
fortunes should be perpetuated from gem
Grafton to generation. Various propo-
sitions have been made to limit the
amount of money any heir might receive
from an estate. A committee of the bar
of Illinois urge the enactment of a law by
which no member of family can receive
more than $500, 000 Then it is proposed
to tax legacies and confiscate to the state
a certain portion of the wealth of very
rich people when they die.-Demorest's
Monthly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07

hard up looking young mssn who had
accosted a citizen on Canal street for 10
cents was answered with:
See here, didn't you hit me for 81 dime
only three days agoS'3
II believe 1 did, sir; but do the very
best can can't keep my expenses down
to less than 3. s1-3 cents per day. Ys,rr
dime is all gone. wall Street News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07
odor of Cancels Hair.

Professor Jaeger claims that the odor
of cancels hair, which is so distinguish
able, has most beneficial use. He as
serts that it produces sleep in. persons
suffering from insomnia, and he advises
them to sleep on pillows covered with
camel's hair and stuffed with hair.--Pub-
lie Opinion
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07
..Docking,, the Prince ROYAL.

The Prince Royal of Greece draws his
pay as a sub-lieutenant monthly, like all
the other officers. Recently he found
himself ''docked'' five shillings, in COM
mon with the others, to pay for his COM
ing of age banquet.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-07
The valentine craze fell off 40 per cent.
IN England this year.

Lady On uptown storej-Why, Mrs. s..
is this you, and in mourning? 1 hadn't
heard that-that-
Mrs. s.-Yes, Mr.. S. was laid at rest
two weeks ago.
LADY, am SO shockedl Was his death
q sudden ones
Mrs. S.-Very; without warning. He
died OF . cold contracted only the day be-
lore: Aren't the shops lovely.-New
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
A Novel Bet.

While l am not betting man."
said F. j. Cheney of the firm of f. j.
Cheney & Co., 81 considered it my
religious duty to make that fellow a
bet. You see he was about dead, and |
guess he would have died before spring
if had not have got him on the bet.
You know some men had rather lose
their life than lose a hundred. Well,
he was one of that kind, and we both
came near being out, but / saved my
hundred and it only cost him ten dol
lars. How's that? He sent for me
one day and said the doctors had all
given him up to die with the catarrh.
i told him that would bet him 500
that Halls Catarrh Cure would cure
him, or | would give him 800 if it
failed. He took the latter proposition.
This was three months ago. You see
how he looks now, don't you Pas well
as any one, and dandy."-American,
Toledo, Ohio.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
A Girl King.

There were tears and trouble in Stock
holm; there was sorrow in every house
and hamlet in Sweden; there was con-
sternation throughout Protestant Eu-
rope. Gustavus Adolphus was dead!
The Lion of the North " had fallen
on the bloody and victorious field of
Lutzen, and only very small girl of
six stood as the representative of
Sweden's royalty. The states of
Sweden-that is, the representatives
of the different sections and the peoples
of the kingdom-gathered in haste
within the Riddarhaus, or Hall of AS
sembly, in Stockholm. There was much
anxious controversy over the situation.
The nation was in a desperate strait,
and some were for one thing and
some were for another. There was
even talk of making the government
republic, like the state of Ven
ice; while the supporters of the King
of Poland, cousin of the dead King
Gustavus, openly advocated his claim
to the throne. But the grand chan
cellor, Axel OXenstiern, one of
Sweden's greatest statesmen, acted
promptly. " Let there be no talk be-
tween u.s." he said, " of Venetian re-
publics or of Polish kings. We have
but one king the daughter of the i'm
mortal Gustavus!" Then up spoke one
of the leading representatives of the
peasant class, Lars LARSON, the deputy
from the western fords: g Who is this
daughter of Gustavus?" he demanded,
rudely. Chow do we know this is no
trick of yours, Axel Oxenstiern? How
do we know that King Gustavus has a
daughter? We have never seen her."
6 You shall see her at once" replied
the chancellor; and leaving the hall he
returned speedily leading by the hand
a diminutive, but by no means bashful-
looking, little girl. With a sudden
movement he lifted her to the seat of
the high silver throne that could only
be occupied by the Kings of Sweden.
" Swedes, behold your king" Lars
LARSON, the deputy, pressed close to
the throne on which the small figure was
perched, silent, yet with defiant look
upon her little face. L" She hath the
face of the grand Gustavus," he said
" Look, brothers, the nose, the eyes,
the very brows are his" Aye" said
OXenstiern; and she is a soldiers
daughter. myself did see her, when
scarce three years old, clap her tiny
hands and laugh aloud when the guns
of Calmar fortress Numbered salute
She must learn to bear it, said Gus
tavus, our king she is a soldiers
daughter" Hail, Christina" shouted
the assembly, won by the proud bear
ing of the little girl and by her likeness
to her valiant father ave will have you
and only you for our queen!' % Better
yet, brothers," cried Lars LARSON, now
her most loyal supporter; she sits upon
the throne of the kings; let her be pro-
claimed king of Sweden" And so it
was done. And, with their wavering
loyalty kindled into sudden flame, the
states of Sweden "gave a mighty
shout" and cried, as one man, " Hail,
Christina, king of Sweden" - From
" Christina Of S,ceden," By E. S. Brooks,
IN St. Nicholas for September.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
A Clever Bird.

M. D'Orbigny, a traveller who was
passing through Guiana, in South
America, was, when encamped one
night in the edge of a wood, awakened
by what he took to be the cries of
man in distress, and tells the following
funny story, He listened intently and
heard following each other in great
rapidity what seemed to be scream of
terror and despair, then a duplication,
and then cry as of one dying. The
his gun, and hastily woke his Indian
guide. Come, this Instant" he
cried "There is some one being muir
dered in the thicket. Let us go TO his
assistance" Thereupon the cries were
repeated, and the Indian listened. He
burst into laugh. what do you
mean?" asked the traveller. "That,
sir" said the guide, " is the tion-tion
bird, perched on limb somewhere in
the neighborhood. 1t is only piece
of mockery. Presently you will hear
him laugh" And then, in fact, wild
shout as of laughter rang out on the
night air. The tion-tion is a sort of
South American mocking-bird, which
has an extraordinary gift of imitation.
1t is also bird of great beauty of
plumage. 1t is sometimes called the
yellow-neck. Its feathers are of
lively coors and its tail brilliant and
spreading. The natives use its feath-
ers to decorate their hats with on feast
days and turn their head-gear into
golden crowns in appearance. The
bird mimics almost every sound he
hears, and initiates the speech of men
as successfully as the parrot does. The
inhabitants of Guiana assert that he
can initiate faithfully the accent of the
English, French and Spanish. Natural
sounds and the cries of animals of
every sort he reproduces very cleverly.
The story is told of negro who saw
and heard the tion-tion for the first
time, and who exclaimed, after the bird
had gone through his long list of imita-
tions of animals " Hal him eat a
whole managerial"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Selected Sturp.
Noon I'm a New England Pasture.

with scattered birch the pastures slope is crowned
The sun.burnt grass that cngs to mountain. sides
Cropped by small mouths of timid sheep, scarce
hides
Like a scant coverlet, the hard, dry ground.
Through which, with stony ledge or rocky knee,
The strong world breaks The ragged ferns that fill
Each dimpe on the shoulders of the hill
Rustic with faint, sharp sound If but the bee
Slips through their stems to find his messy nest.
with soft, thick wilted leaves the mulleins grow,
Like tall straight candles, with pale yellow glow,
Their stalks starhowered toward the coudless west
The grooming cricket with an endless song
Jars the hot silence. The crumbling fence is grayed
BY the slow.creepng lichen, held and stayed
By arms of wandering rose, that tough and strong,
Bind firm its slipping stones. The rusty brier
And scarlet fingers of the bittersweet
Cast light shade that shelters from the heat
A thousand voiceess little lives. Higher
Than maiden birch or solitary pine
Poised In the brooding blue, on speckled wings,
A hawk hangs motonless: so straight he filings
His shadow to the earth, like pummet-line,
1t drops through of air. As in swoon
OF light the great world lies and life stands still,
Wrapped in breathless hush; till up the hill
Drift dappled shadows of the afternoon
--Morgaret Deiand, in Hd,per's Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

He sank on his knees, and there, in
contrition of spirit and anguish of soul,
dedicated anew to his Maker the years
that should be granted to him, the
wealth that he had herited-himself,
body, soul and spirit, forevermore.
People said afterwards that prosper
ity had been good for Mr.. Jenifer, that
it had made him softer, more compass
sionate, more tender. He alone knew
that the vision he had seen had come
only just in time to save him from that
utter ruin of soul to which he was
tending; and when he thought, as many
a time he did, of that awful night he
bowed his head in contrite humility
and gave thanks for the warning that
had been sent him.-Temple Bar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

HIGH-PRICED BUTTERFLY highest
market prices are realized for butter
which is of uniform good quality and
has the proper golden color, which may
be impaired to it at all seasons by the
use of Wells, Richardson 4 Co.'s I'M
proved Butter Color. 1t pays to use it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
fur tbe CHILDREN.
The Song of the Bee.

Buzz, buzz, buzzl
This is the song of the bee.
His legs are yellow,
A jolly good fellow,
And yet good worker Is he.
In days that are sunny
He's getting his honey;
In days that are cloudy
He's boarding his wax;
On pinks and on lilies
And gay daffodllies,
And colombine blossoms
He levles a tax.
Buzz, buzz, buzz
The understanding clover
He humming hangs over;
The scent of the roses
Makes fragrant his wings;
He never gets lazy;
From thistle and daisy
And weeds of the meadow
Some treasure he brings.
Buzz, buzz, buzz
From mornings first gray light
Till fading of daylight
He's singing and toiling
The summer day through.
Oh! we may get weary,
And think work is dreary
'Tis harder by far
To have nothing TO do.
81. Nicholas for September
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
TO THE LADIES.

From this date shall be at liberty to teach cutting
and fitting ladies' and children's garments by the
Dressmakers' Square, Mrs, Il, r. Durgin, sole owner
and proprietor. Complete systems kept and sold by
me. Please give me a call Very respectfully.
ALICE L. WEEKS.
East Bethel, VT, August II, 1881
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

WHAT man does for others, not
what they do for him, gives him i'm
mortality. Webster.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Real Estate at Auction

The undersigned, administrator of the estate of
Henry Cobb, late of Montpelier, Vermont deceased,
will sell at public auction to the highest bidder,
saturday, September 10th, 1887, at two o'clock
NJ on the premises, certain lot of land situated
on the westerly side of South Main street In the
village of Montpelier, of which the said Henry Cobb
died seized and possessed The said lot is forty
eight feet in width upon said street and extends back
about one hundred fifteen feet of the same width
Seven feet In width OF said lot the southerly side
is subject to use. with other land, common pas
sage-way. Five feet ON the norherly side of said lot
have been added for use with other land for com
mon passage-way. JAMES W. BROCK,
1dmiRisfrdfOr Of H. CObb'S Estate.
Montpelier, August 90, 1887.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06

We offer advantages 10 rush bnBerS that VIII
never be found in the beaten path Of regular
ITtpf concerns who are fprced ~ sell, and our
prices are fta0t. DEcIsIYEand JHE ~iilNti' Fol
lowing We give ftc1~ ana figures fh0i tcfH not
md cannot tie'
Ladies' elegant plush hand-hags l3c; Ru-Sia
Docket-bOoks 30 fwOrth 7Jc): Alligator suerie
purses. nickel frames, bail snap. large lie
&c: ladies fwo-bladed pen knives. shell
handle, zoe: manicure knives. for The finger
nails, l5c: charm knives. To-: '.f,rmr carpet
srcteheis The best 2Je; Madame Louise hair
citmpei-, Tue; baby pins, iine eold plated with
cut letters, "l;lby,' Darling. PET. etc 3Dc
- pair tworth '5c]; microscopes, fancy hoods
i0e worth II b: <teif.-cnpic views. American
foreign, comic, siafuary, ana actresses. SIC per
doz. worth -: gilt edge playing cards, 'ac q
pack lwolth 75c}; Tom Thumb playing cards,
Ice: handsome leathercttc photo albums, gilt
edge, &c; music boxes, very fine SLID: Mi
kild0t bangle bracelets fafexf thing IN fd6fies'
je,cetfB, 30: opera feather fans, cardinal blue,
pink % white, bone sticks sc worth Sl.z5J:
ladies shears, mifkle plated, in. re. c0iored
photos Of actresses, 100 each 3 tor 4Jc; sew ing
nachine oil, best spermj, 8 large bottles, 20
Lnbins complexion soap, Zoe, > cakes for 21c;
Lrbns Deautifying powder lie: 'Cusmet-
icquei for he hair, lie: Lyons tooth powder
large bottles, l5c; petroleum jelly ponIadc, )
bottles for &c; Geistnium cologne, a new and
lasting perfume, soc twOrth 15c); '>t6len
kisses, an extra fine perfume, l0c fwoIfh 81:
French shoe dressing, best quality, } bottles
for &c. These are al 0reot borg0ins. No or
ders filled tor less than one d0ttdr. Handsome
nickel watch locket, chain and charm, al in
every trial order tMO,ntiug TO over IRE dol
tdrs received during the next 70 days A. al
goods not satisfactory may be returned non
ran no RISK in sending rs a trial order
Address The Empire News Co.,
AarlS-st Syracuse, y. !.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06
T H E NJ ON | T @ r.
rur SEVEN AGES or wonES


an the world wardrobe.
And Az tie girl'- and women merely acssfcf>
They have their fashions ard their fantastic
Ana one she ia hcr time wears mans garments
throughout her seven STAGES. FIRST, the baby,
isefriled and hroiaered- in her NURSES arin7s
ANA then the trinl-hosed school girl Sith her
nounees,
And smail-boy -cornipg hice. tripping ,hsfi-
waggling,
toquettisfliy 10 school Ana then the tiir'.
0gling like Gree, with business eiiiade
Kept on her low-cut corset. Then q bride
FalI 81 strange inery. yesture.i like an ahge..
yelled saporously yet vigiIant q glance
seeking me Women's heaven. Admiration,
Even at The Altar STEPS. And Then ihe Mas
iron.
Ia fair, rich velvet, with 7uaNe sitia-lint'l-
with cves severe and skirts of youthful eafs
Pun Of dress -aw- and lno.li-h instances.
~ teach her girls their part The sixth age
shifts
into The gray, yet gorgeous. .salitiInAinIfs.t,
with gold Y,Inc-nez On nose alsd ian Al side,
Her Youthful tastes SIN strong aud worldly
wise
Ia sBmptaary law, her gniYering voice
Pressing Of Fashion and Lei olieti, pipes
az robes ana bargains rare. Last >cena Of 'sii-
Thaf ends the sex : Mode-swayed history.
l. seeoBi eAildishncss and sheer oblivion.
III youth taste passion, all-saNe love q pFss-
Huntington Enterprise.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06
hIssIxG A. Al AMUSEMENT.

Il may be asserted in general way that
wherever IN The United States you do mol
find dancing. yen fad kissing. In com
munilies where dancing was approved
l have seen string game" called for and
carried into practice at entertainments
held in school houses and even at church
seciables. In such places church members
and, for aueht know, deacons take part
ia the amusement: and have seen it dc.
velop freshness. 50 to speak. in grizzled
men, which made them. one would say.
anything but seductive OF beguiling to tie
young and fair. Among those Of earlier
years kissing becomes in such communities
a systematic pursuit, Ike hunting or fish,
ing. Young girls whose parents object TO
it are neglected or disliked; young man
in such village told friend Of mine,
with some Indignation. that She was the
only girl in town whom he lad not kissed.
II IS Of no use to object to it a. immoral
where the church members are committed
- it. Perhaps it cannot be called i'm
moral, but when society has reached a Ger
t sin stage Of refinement these games van
ISL. The symbol Of that increased refine
ment is usually dancing. Dancing, what
ever its drawbacks. serves practically as
the antidote 10 kissing games; where one
begins the other dies out. Tiley do not
seem to flourish side by side; at any rate,
people rarely 20 back from dancing to
kissing Granting, for the sake of argu-
nent, that it is necessary to have some
amusement. the choice lies, in oar villages
and scattered families between these two
forms Of relaxation. Which is the better
Of the two3-Harper's Bazar
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06
III. CkREf u.

ge Careful Wh;,t you sow, boy~:
for seed viii surely grow boy
The tiew Niii Gail.
The min vii splash,
The clouds viii darkcn.
And the sunshine Hash.
And Ill. boy who soir- good -ee'l today
shall ns.l, the erop tomorrow.
IL. ,s,refal What YOU sow girl.
For eyery seed will grow girls
Though if may fail
Where you cannot KNOX
let in summer and shade
II viii surely grow;
lndihc sfr5 who .ow- good seed 70 das
shall reap lie crop Tomorrow
~ careful $ hat you sow boys
FOR tho weeds vii surely sroN bat,,
II Ken plant bad seed
BY 1.-THE wayslde high
YoH ulast reap the harvest
Is aud rs,
And The boy who SOW, Wild ls,t- 10 day
Must reap Wild oats to-marrow.
Z careful y hat you ~ow, ziri~,
fs,r ali the bad v ID grow. =iFi>.
And re giri who NOW.
Vita a cstrelc-- liaud,
= scattering thi-tic-
oyer the land,
Must kHoa that. whatsoever she -seH- la=s.ay
she us-f resp tire Same tomorrow
4 hen Jet 81 -9N- good seed uoW.
ARD pc; tlss= hTieEs sad weeds ueF5
That llen the harvest
Der a. shall come.
W mas have god -hes,s+-
II carry home.
EaF lie seed 81 -oE ga our lives iossiax
~lsal3 .roa aud l5far fruit io-al9rfaR.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06

TIE PUBLIC j. not asleep in respect to
sewing machines. and a lady, NOW -i-da5 :. buys
a machine. not because il had a good name
fifteen years since, but selects the machine
that pleases her best: has he most improve
lnenis and does it, work iu the most aufet
and lady-like fashion. The New IIigli-AIIn
Davis, with its vertical feed. nils the above re-
,,uirclnents, and l. said TO combine ali The adj
NantageS of other machines. with many that
are original and peculiar 10 the "DaVis."
Indeed, any lady who j. the pcs>essor of ono,
NAV rest assured She llA, q f-ensnre.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06

says that his little girl is troubled ith
malaria very severely. and that since he
gave her sulphur Bitters he never thinks
OF leaving New York for his summer re-
sort without few bottles. for they always
cure his family, and are far superior to
quinine Apr29- 2t
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06
WE WILL CONTINUE.

Giving presents equal TO ) per cent on
every dollars worth OF goods bought at our
store, Groceries only excepted, until fur
Their notice. Our prices are already low
enough and don't need marking down,
though we shall from time to time mark
down snch articles as We have too b1any Of
and clear out our winter goods as far as
possible 10 do sol j. Humphreys
4 Co
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06
Notice of Assignment.

N0TICE i, hereby given that George
y Coonsls> ~ the tow nShlp of I PIPER Pilis-
grove. salem cssnnia. New Jersey hath this
6av made an assignment TO the Subscriber 81
Ms q fate. for HE equal benefit Of his cred-
starS ana that ile >.,id creditors must exhibit
their respective claims, under oath or aflirma-
s4Hn, Inc Subscriber, a his Office IN clayton,
in 2se cauAiy 81 gloucester and state Of New
IcrScV.
9Aafes5 Nprii thirteenth. oue thousand eight
hundred and eighty -scvcn-
JOHN NJ MOORE, Assignee.
ss.s.essf
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06

At no store south of Camden can be
found larger or better stock OF staple
goods and general merchandise than we
show. +. b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06

All kinds OF crockcry and Queonswarc.
We are selling lots Of goods Of this kind
now that we've room 10 show them at onr
old stand at the corncr.-E. Il. Hum.
dhreys & CO.